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Visited 4.6.11 I had read previously that the best place to see the Hillfort was from Dryham Park (NT site) but I chose to have a closer look! In all honesty there wasn't much to see up close. All that was obvious was the curving ditch heading off into the woods. A hedgerow had grown following the contour of the ditch. The ditch was approximately 1 metre deep. There is room to park right outside the gate leading you to the field. Perhaps this is a Hillfort best viewed from afar after all? |
Posted by CARL 7th June 2011ce |
| The hillfort is situated on a spur and faces west overlooking the Bristol plain, focussing on the gap between two hills on which a clear day the welsh coast can be seen. Said to be one of the possible sites of the Battle of Deorham AD577, where three British kings were defeated and Cirencester, Bath and Gloucester were lost to the West Saxons. More factual, is that Hinton, like Old Sodbury fort and Horton Camp all lie near to the A46 road. Solsbury Hill also guards the pass which runs through the valley overlooking the A46. |
Posted by moss2nd May 2006ce Edited 25th February 2010ce |
| A small hillfort overlooking the Severn Valley with distant views of Bristol and South Wales. The fort is built high up on an outlying spur of the southern Cotswolds and is best seen from the high ground of Dyrham Park (NT) |
Posted by Earthstepper21st September 2003ce Edited 1st September 2004ce |
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